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Lexicomp appIt's time to renew (or install) your Lexicomp app!   Lexicomp is a comprehensive clinical drug information app  including Lexi-Drugs, a drug interaction tool, and an extensive library of clinical calculators.  Lexicomp is available both via web access and as an app that you can install on your phone, iPad or other handheld device.  The Lexicomp app is free and Himmelfarb Library's subscription allows you to install Lexicomp's high-quality drug information to your phone, iPad or other handheld device.
If you're new to Lexicomp, please follow these instructions:
  1. Access Lexicomp and click on the link on the right-hand menu for ‘Mobile App Access.’
  2. Make a note of the authorization code provided.
  3. Access  http://www.lexi.com/account/code and create an account.
  4. In the Subscriptions section, locate Add a Subscription by Code and enter the authorization code.
  5. Download the free Lexicomp app, then login to the app using your  Lexicomp login/password.
And, if you're already a Lexicomp user and just need to renew, please follow these instructions:
  1. Access Lexicomp and click on the link on the right-hand menu for ‘Mobile App Access.’
  2. Make a note of the authorization code provided.
  3. Access  http://www.lexi.com/account/code and login with your Lexicomp login/password.
  4. In the Subscriptions section, locate Add a Subscription by Code and enter the authorization code.
  5. On your phone/iPad/handheld, open the Lexicomp app and select ‘Update’.

You can find additional clinical apps on Himmelfarb Library's App Shelf. Please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu) with questions.

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AccessMedicine has incorporated a great news feature,  2 Minute Medicine.  2 Minute Medicine originates with Marc Succi, MD, a physician at Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital, and is designed to help health care professionals sift among new journal articles for the highest quality evidence.  2 Minute Medicine focuses on identifying the highest impact medical literature and interpreting those articles for health care professionals.

2 Minute Medicine is available via AccessMedicine; a link appears in both the Readings area and the AccessMedicine homepage.  Each 2 Minute Medicine item provides:
  • Bullet points describing the primary findings of the article.
  • An evidence rating level
  • A study rundown describing past research on this topic and this study's findings
  • Links to the full-text of the original study
  • In-depth - a more detailed look at the methodology and results of the study.
AccessMedicine is available from the Himmelfarb Library homepage and provides access to more than 100 full-text books including Harrison's Principles of Internal Medicine, Goodman & Gilman's: The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics, Hurst's The Heart, and Tintinalli’s Emergency Medicine.  AccessMedicine also provides access to numerous Lange titles, videos, case files and cases, and self-assessment tools.

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networkProQuest will be updating its systems infrastructure for an eight (8) hour period beginning at 10:00 PM ET on Saturday, March 12.  During this time, the following Proquest resources will not be available:  Proquest Research Library Plus (including full-text journal articles), ProQuest Environmental Science Collection, and RefWorks.

 

Image citation: ShellyS. (2008).  IMG_9581 [Online image].  Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shellysblogger/3003797689/in/photostream/

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Himmelfarb Library has found a great new resource for our students, faculty and staff!

bioPreprint is a one-stop-shop for research articles from pre-print databases, hosted by the University of Pittsburgh’s Health Sciences Library System.

What is a pre-print database? It is a database to which scientists submit their pre-published work, typically in exchange for feedback prior to submitting to journals. Articles in preprint databases are not peer-reviewed, but are heavily screened for plagiarism and other offenses.

Many biomedical journals support what is called the “pre-print movement,” although not all accept research that has been pre-published. But with the growing need for up-to-date research, as demonstrated with the outbreak of the Zika virus, more journals may change their tune.

Prior to bioPreprint, there was no easy way to find pre-printed research articles, especially since these databases are not indexed. Fortunately, now the latest research can be found quickly and simply.

 

Image source: http://www.hsls.pitt.edu/resources/preprint

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Himmelfarb Library is excited to introduce a new resource: MedPix!

MedPix is the newest database from the National Library of Medicine.  Over 30 years in the making, this cross-platform study tool helps improve users’ ability to read scans and x-rays to diagnose and propose treatment.

Medpix is organized by disease location (organ system), patient profiles, image classification, and image caption.  There are over 53,000 images indexed in the database from over 13,000 patients.  Cases include both common and rare conditions.  By viewing the Case of the Week (COW) or by choosing a case, there are the options to either learn about the condition through the demographic and case info, or to quiz yourself with just the patient information and the case images.  For each case, there is a multiple-choice quiz to test your knowledge on the specifics of the condition, with references that link out to PubMed articles.  Future development of this resource over the next 12 months will include registration options, searching functionality, and the potential to gain CME credits.  Follow MedPix on Twitter for updates @nlm_lhc #MedPix.

Want more options for medical images?  Check out lists of image resources on our SMHS, MISPH, and SON webpages as well as on our Active Learning Research Guide.

 

[Image of Carotid Vagal Paraganglioma]. (2016). Retrieved from https://medpix.nlm.nih.gov/home

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Aedes_aegypti141Zika virus is on the news, the topic of patient questions, and a concern for healthcare providers.  Himmelfarb Library has the Zika virus information that you need:

 

Image source: Rafaelgilo (No date). Aedes aegypti , one of the transmitters Zika virus [online image].  Available at: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Aedes_aegypti141.jpg

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networkOn Saturday January 16, ProQuest will upgrade its systems and some resources will not be available including RefWorks, Proquest Research Library Plus (including full-text e-journal holdings), and ProQuest Environmental Science Collection.  Affected Proquest resources will not be available for an eight (8) hour period lasting from 10 p.m. on Saturday January 16 to about 6 a.m. on Sunday January 17.  If you have any questions, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu) or Himmelfarb Library (himmelfarb@gwu.edu).

 

Image citation: ShellyS. (2008).  IMG_9581 [Online image].  Available at: https://www.flickr.com/photos/shellysblogger/3003797689/in/photostream/

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USMLEasyUSMLEasy has updated their site and interface.  This updated version of USMLEasy will require you to create a new user account; accounts from the prior system will not function.

The revised version of USMLEasy is designed to support your study for the USMLE exams for Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3 including:
  • Comprehensive practice: Personalized practice using thousands of questions covering all the disciplines and organ systems from the USMLE Step 1, Step 2 CK, and Step 3.
  • Adaptive Prep: Adaptive learning technology to personalize your test prep experience based on your individual needs. This ensures you spend more time on the concepts you still need to review, and less on the material you've already mastered.
  • Dashboard: Personalized dashboard displays your latest activities and scores so that you can constantly track your progress, and easily resume your studying exactly where you left off.
  • Study Plan: Personal Study Plan feature supports your test preparation and will help schedule your studies, as well as set and achieve your overall goals.
  • Skill Report: Individualized skill report provides a full analysis of your proficiency in every subject area tested by the USMLE; this report enables you to focus your prep efforts, overcome problem areas, and utilize your study time more effectively.
  • Personalized Reporting: View your test results easily after completing each test and access detailed explanations for any question. You will also receive feedback statistics for your total test performance.
To get started with USMLEasy, access this resource today and create a new user account.  USMLEasy is available to GW users from on- and off-campus locations.  USMLEasy is also mobile-optimized so you can easily answer questions and study using your phone - whenever and wherever you are.  If you have any questions, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).

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searchengineHow good is your favorite search engine in finding 'good' information?

A new article in the Journal of Adolescent Health studied the ranking, quality, and quality of content of webpages that provide information on HPV vaccine.  In this study, researchers used Google to identify HPV vaccine webpages and then assessed the pages for both bias and quality indicators.

 

Ideally, webpages with high quality unbiased information are be more highly ranked in search results than pages with lower quality.  Unfortunately, researchers found that this was not the case.  Read the complete study to understand the research and its results:

 

Fu, L. Y., Zook, K., Spoehr-Labutta, Z., Hu, P., & Joseph, J. G. (2015). Search Engine Ranking, Quality, and Content of Web Pages That Are Critical Versus Noncritical of Human Papillomavirus Vaccine. Journal of Adolescent Health.

 

Image citation: MoneyBlogNewz (2010).  Google Main Search [online image].  Retrieved from: https://www.flickr.com/photos/moneyblognewz/5267464508.  Creative Commons License.

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ClinicalKey app
A ClinicalKey app is now available on Himmelfarb Library's App Shelf.  The ClinicalKey app provides a custom interface for searching and viewing content on ClinicalKey.  ClinicalKey provides access to extensive full-text holdings via a clinically-focused search interface.

ClinicalKey's holdings including 600+ full-text journals and 1,100+ full-text books as well as additional content including the FirstConsult clinical reference tool, drug information, clinical guidelines, ProceduresConsult, and extensive collections of images and videos.

ClinicalKey is searchable by keyword as well as disease, finding, procedure or drug, and uses smart search technology to map your search terms to relevant topics and deliver you the most relevant content pieces for frequently searched topics.

To install the ClinicalKey app on your phone or tablet, please consult the instructions on Himmelfarb Library's App Shelf.  If you have any questions, please contact Laura Abate (leabate@gwu.edu).

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